Ristorante Porto San Paolo

Wow, absolutely amazing. Great view, great staff, and the food is perfect. Had the fritti platter, and some of the best calamari I've ever had. Also had the pesche al sale. It was a branzino. Definitely all the best seafood I've had ever. The ownership is a husband and wife, and their daughter, and they are all extremely nice and welcoming. The view of the med and harbor is beautiful, and an amazing sunset as well. Highly highly recommend.

- DANIEL LEAVITT -

One of my most favorite meals in Sicily. The view is outstanding, they were very attentive and the food was amazing. I chose my fish from the daily catch, they weighed it then cooked it up. It was lovely!

- K C -

We originally tried to go to Lampara restaurant as it was the first restaurant we saw but were shunned away as they were busy? Luckily from there balcony we saw another restaurant which was Porto San Paolo & headed towards it, when we arrived we approached some stairs &!went up, the restaurant was very busy, we were greeted by a friendly woman, table for 2 we said yes & was given a table overlooking the port, we were was that the kitchen was closing early that day as it was public holiday which wasn’t a problem for us, the food arrived in a good time we were given freshly made gressini was beautiful to tame our hunger, I had a traditional siciliano pasta with swordfish & basil pesto which was amazing. Overall the food was great the restaurant staff were friendly the views were amazing, I will definitely be back.

- Bobby Digital -

The place is a must. It should be cumpulsury eating here. I'm Italian but I live abroad since many years. I come to Italy for my holidays, and this is my first time in Sciacca. Well ristorante Porto San Paolo Is Just the place. It's in the port, just in front of the fishing boats. So they get to chose the fish as first, even before the market people. You walk up some steep steps and arrive to a covered terrace, that looks at the port. Classical Sicilian ambient, so no zen, no lounge. Rather a proper port restaurant, with very little tourists, mainly locals that now, for lunch, come from their offices. So no posh. But by far the best fish you can get in Sicily though. By far really And that's because all fish in Italy goes straight from the ships to Milan's fish market, and then gets redistributed. The Sciacca area is where the Italian most important fishing fleet stays. So here they fish the best we have in the Mediterranean, and in the morning when the ships come back in, big trucks come and take the fish directly to Milan market. The only person that intercepts that fish first, is the chef of this restaurant. So... The Christine con le alici di Sciacca Is something you must try before you fly back. Same for the blu shrimps. Think of me when you are eating, your gratitude and blessings will surely make my life better

- sveva fasana -

This restaurant has the best view and the food is also really good! I had the fried sea bass with vegetables and it was delicious. Service was excellent! Quite the walk down and up again from the city but well worth it! Recommend this restaurant!

- Synne Sidenius -

We stayed in the Sciacca area for vacation recently and our hotel butler advised us that Porto San Paola was a great spot nearby that many locals would eat at for a consistently good dining and servicing experience. They made us a reservation same day for dinner and we arrived promptly at our dining time and were seated immediately at a table overlooking the water and city. The views are purely stunning for sunset! The servers were all so nice and I believe it's a small family owned establishment, and I think the owners were also waiting on us at some point during the meal. All of the restaurant employees were so nice, welcoming, and offered to answer any questions we had on the menu. We started with a bottle of white wine and it was amazing! I think most wines of their menu were less than 25 euros a bottle. They also provided us with a basket of bread to start complimentary as well. We started with Panelle to start as an appetizer (little chickpea fritters, they were amazing! 5 euros for I believe they were 5 fritters). We also ordered the Busiate alla Norma (13 euros, this was the best and freshest pasta you could imagine, truly amazing and they split it for us in the kitchen and was plenty big for two people to share). For entrees, we both ordered the Filetto di pesce fresco (fresh fish filet, 20 euros), and included a few small vegetables as well. We also ended with a Canolli for desert, and OMG it was the best cannoli I've ever had. I believe it was 3 euros and the flavor was out of this world. We split the cannoli in two, but I think I could have eaten two of them just myself! I really felt like we were eating in a Michelin starred restaurant, the food quality and preparation were amazing, along with the service was very white glove as well. If you're in the Sciacca area, definitely give them a try!

- Adam Shivers -

The food was okay, meeting basic expectations but not particularly memorable. The service was good, though not outstanding. The squid ink pasta we ordered for takeout, however, tasted very good. The restaurant offers a nice view but lacks a unique vibe that would make it truly stand out.

- Sheepieee -

We had an amazing first experience at a port restaurant. The staff was very attentive and patient as we had no idea how the “catch of the day” worked. Our waiter taught us so much and offered to clean our first table side.. which was so outstanding. it was cooked perfectly, and desert was great. They got busy with a party and they served them quickly and attentively without forgetting about us. VERY incredible people and food. DEFINITELY one of the best restaurant in Sciacca!

- Juliarose Genuardi -